Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

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Paul Newman and Robert Redford dazzle in the wildly entertaining buddy Western "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969), directed by George Roy Hill. When a train robbery goes awry, Newman and Redford narrowly escape capture by leaping off a cliff intothe river below. Ready to start a new chapter, the outlaws move to Bolivia with Butch's lover, played by Katharine Ross. Trouble eventually follows, leading to a harrowing final stand-off. The film won four Academy Awards: Best Cinematography for ConradHall, Best Original Screenplay for William Goldman, Best Original Score for Burt Bacharach and Best Original Song for Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Robert Redford would later name the film festival he founded, The Sundance Film Festival, after the character that changed the course of his career.

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Paul Newman and Robert Redford dazzle in the wildly entertaining buddy Western "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969), directed by George Roy Hill. When a train robbery goes awry, Newman and Redford narrowly escape capture by leaping off a cliff intothe river below. Ready to start a new chapter, the outlaws move to Bolivia with Butch's lover, played by Katharine Ross. Trouble eventually follows, leading to a harrowing final stand-off. The film won four Academy Awards: Best Cinematography for ConradHall, Best Original Screenplay for William Goldman, Best Original Score for Burt Bacharach and Best Original Song for Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Robert Redford would later name the film festival he founded, The Sundance Film Festival, after the character that changed the course of his career.